Guest guest Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 , I wish we could all be there holding you up through this. Realizing that this time will also come for my mom makes me very afraid that I won't deal with it well. " leaving this world and reclaiming her beautiful soul " Judy said it so well. That's what I'll try to remind myself of when Mom's time comes. There's comfort there. Thinking of you. Kate > ** > > > Hi , > > My heart is crying for you....it sounds like your mom is on her way to a > better place. Although I am not there yet with my mom the signs of not > eating, drinking and the eyes closed don't sound like they can be anything > but her leaving this world and reclaiming her beautiful soul. This must be > very painful to watch. I hope hospice will be able to help that she doesn't > look and feel so agitated. > > Sending you strength and courage. > > Judy > > Judy R Strauss, LMSW, PhD > Area Chair | College of Social Sciences > > University of Phoenix > Jersey City Campus | 100 Town Square Place | Suite 305 > Jersey City, NJ 07310 > Cell: > Email: Jrstr@... > > > > > > Hi everyone , My mom Barb is i think in her last stages of this horrible > disease. Right now she is not eating and is drinking very little if any > thickened liquid. Hospice is being called in. She also never opens her eyes > anymore and costantly crys and is agitated. She has a little strenth left > even though she weighs 97 pounds now. She wants to kick all the help or > bite them at the nursing home. Wow to go from being such a beautiful sweet > human to this is so hard to watch. I love her so much but I need to know > what is next and how many more weeks , months or years will my mom have to > endure this? Thank you and my prayers are with all of you. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 , I wish we could all be there holding you up through this. Realizing that this time will also come for my mom makes me very afraid that I won't deal with it well. " leaving this world and reclaiming her beautiful soul " Judy said it so well. That's what I'll try to remind myself of when Mom's time comes. There's comfort there. Thinking of you. Kate > ** > > > Hi , > > My heart is crying for you....it sounds like your mom is on her way to a > better place. Although I am not there yet with my mom the signs of not > eating, drinking and the eyes closed don't sound like they can be anything > but her leaving this world and reclaiming her beautiful soul. This must be > very painful to watch. I hope hospice will be able to help that she doesn't > look and feel so agitated. > > Sending you strength and courage. > > Judy > > Judy R Strauss, LMSW, PhD > Area Chair | College of Social Sciences > > University of Phoenix > Jersey City Campus | 100 Town Square Place | Suite 305 > Jersey City, NJ 07310 > Cell: > Email: Jrstr@... > > > > > > Hi everyone , My mom Barb is i think in her last stages of this horrible > disease. Right now she is not eating and is drinking very little if any > thickened liquid. Hospice is being called in. She also never opens her eyes > anymore and costantly crys and is agitated. She has a little strenth left > even though she weighs 97 pounds now. She wants to kick all the help or > bite them at the nursing home. Wow to go from being such a beautiful sweet > human to this is so hard to watch. I love her so much but I need to know > what is next and how many more weeks , months or years will my mom have to > endure this? Thank you and my prayers are with all of you. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 , I wish we could all be there holding you up through this. Realizing that this time will also come for my mom makes me very afraid that I won't deal with it well. " leaving this world and reclaiming her beautiful soul " Judy said it so well. That's what I'll try to remind myself of when Mom's time comes. There's comfort there. Thinking of you. Kate > ** > > > Hi , > > My heart is crying for you....it sounds like your mom is on her way to a > better place. Although I am not there yet with my mom the signs of not > eating, drinking and the eyes closed don't sound like they can be anything > but her leaving this world and reclaiming her beautiful soul. This must be > very painful to watch. I hope hospice will be able to help that she doesn't > look and feel so agitated. > > Sending you strength and courage. > > Judy > > Judy R Strauss, LMSW, PhD > Area Chair | College of Social Sciences > > University of Phoenix > Jersey City Campus | 100 Town Square Place | Suite 305 > Jersey City, NJ 07310 > Cell: > Email: Jrstr@... > > > > > > Hi everyone , My mom Barb is i think in her last stages of this horrible > disease. Right now she is not eating and is drinking very little if any > thickened liquid. Hospice is being called in. She also never opens her eyes > anymore and costantly crys and is agitated. She has a little strenth left > even though she weighs 97 pounds now. She wants to kick all the help or > bite them at the nursing home. Wow to go from being such a beautiful sweet > human to this is so hard to watch. I love her so much but I need to know > what is next and how many more weeks , months or years will my mom have to > endure this? Thank you and my prayers are with all of you. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 I'm so sorry for what you are having to go through. Know that many people in this group are praying for you and your Mother.   I feel fortunate that my Mom passed in an instant, but then that was a terrible shock especially with me facing surgery for breast cancer this past Monday.  My Mom's funeral was beautiful and perfect if funerals can be so, and she looked so pretty and peaceful and I know she was happy to be realeased from this awful disease and that made me happy for her. And she is with her husband now whom she continuely asked for because she could not understand that he had passed away almost 7 yrs. ago.  My surgery for the breast cancer on Monday went well and I am recoving very well and look forward to going back to the doctor on the 13th for all of the final results and the next steps in my treatment.  Patti, dtr of Pat Gonske, passed away Jan. 24, 2012. Diagnogsed with LBD in 2009 but had had it for at least 7-8 years before the diagnosis. ________________________________ To: LBDcaregivers Sent: Thursday, February 2, 2012 9:21 AM Subject: Re: Mom is dying , I wish we could all be there holding you up through this. Realizing that this time will also come for my mom makes me very afraid that I won't deal with it well. " leaving this world and reclaiming her beautiful soul "  Judy said it so well. That's what I'll try to remind myself of when Mom's time comes. There's comfort there. Thinking of you. Kate > ** > > > Hi , > > My heart is crying for you....it sounds like your mom is on her way to a > better place. Although I am not there yet with my mom the signs of not > eating, drinking and the eyes closed don't sound like they can be anything > but her leaving this world and reclaiming her beautiful soul. This must be > very painful to watch. I hope hospice will be able to help that she doesn't > look and feel so agitated. > > Sending you strength and courage. > > Judy > > Judy R Strauss, LMSW, PhD > Area Chair | College of Social Sciences > > University of Phoenix > Jersey City Campus | 100 Town Square Place | Suite 305 > Jersey City, NJ 07310 > Cell: > Email: Jrstr@... > > > > > > Hi everyone , My mom Barb is i think in her last stages of this horrible > disease. Right now she is not eating and is drinking very little if any > thickened liquid. Hospice is being called in. She also never opens her eyes > anymore and costantly crys and is agitated. She has a little strenth left > even though she weighs 97 pounds now. She wants to kick all the help or > bite them at the nursing home. Wow to go from being such a beautiful sweet > human to this is so hard to watch. I love her so much but I need to know > what is next and how many more weeks , months or years will my mom have to > endure this? Thank you and my prayers are with all of you. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 I'm so sorry for what you are having to go through. Know that many people in this group are praying for you and your Mother.   I feel fortunate that my Mom passed in an instant, but then that was a terrible shock especially with me facing surgery for breast cancer this past Monday.  My Mom's funeral was beautiful and perfect if funerals can be so, and she looked so pretty and peaceful and I know she was happy to be realeased from this awful disease and that made me happy for her. And she is with her husband now whom she continuely asked for because she could not understand that he had passed away almost 7 yrs. ago.  My surgery for the breast cancer on Monday went well and I am recoving very well and look forward to going back to the doctor on the 13th for all of the final results and the next steps in my treatment.  Patti, dtr of Pat Gonske, passed away Jan. 24, 2012. Diagnogsed with LBD in 2009 but had had it for at least 7-8 years before the diagnosis. ________________________________ To: LBDcaregivers Sent: Thursday, February 2, 2012 9:21 AM Subject: Re: Mom is dying , I wish we could all be there holding you up through this. Realizing that this time will also come for my mom makes me very afraid that I won't deal with it well. " leaving this world and reclaiming her beautiful soul "  Judy said it so well. That's what I'll try to remind myself of when Mom's time comes. There's comfort there. Thinking of you. Kate > ** > > > Hi , > > My heart is crying for you....it sounds like your mom is on her way to a > better place. Although I am not there yet with my mom the signs of not > eating, drinking and the eyes closed don't sound like they can be anything > but her leaving this world and reclaiming her beautiful soul. This must be > very painful to watch. I hope hospice will be able to help that she doesn't > look and feel so agitated. > > Sending you strength and courage. > > Judy > > Judy R Strauss, LMSW, PhD > Area Chair | College of Social Sciences > > University of Phoenix > Jersey City Campus | 100 Town Square Place | Suite 305 > Jersey City, NJ 07310 > Cell: > Email: Jrstr@... > > > > > > Hi everyone , My mom Barb is i think in her last stages of this horrible > disease. Right now she is not eating and is drinking very little if any > thickened liquid. Hospice is being called in. She also never opens her eyes > anymore and costantly crys and is agitated. She has a little strenth left > even though she weighs 97 pounds now. She wants to kick all the help or > bite them at the nursing home. Wow to go from being such a beautiful sweet > human to this is so hard to watch. I love her so much but I need to know > what is next and how many more weeks , months or years will my mom have to > endure this? Thank you and my prayers are with all of you. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 I am glad to hear surgery went well for you. Waiting for my mom to die is so hard . Today when I got to the nursing home she did not open her eyes but was sitting in her wheel chair . I tried to feed her and give her liquids and but she does not take either . I am surprised she gets any meds down. It is pure torture to live like that. Thanks for listening Sent from my iPad > I'm so sorry for what you are having to go through. Know that many people in this group are praying for you and your Mother. > > I feel fortunate that my Mom passed in an instant, but then that was a terrible shock especially with me facing surgery for breast cancer this past Monday. > > My Mom's funeral was beautiful and perfect if funerals can be so, and she looked so pretty and peaceful and I know she was happy to be realeased from this awful disease and that made me happy for her. And she is with her husband now whom she continuely asked for because she could not understand that he had passed away almost 7 yrs. ago. > > My surgery for the breast cancer on Monday went well and I am recoving very well and look forward to going back to the doctor on the 13th for all of the final results and the next steps in my treatment. > > Patti, dtr of Pat Gonske, passed away Jan. 24, 2012. Diagnogsed with LBD in 2009 but had had it for at least 7-8 years before the diagnosis. > > ________________________________ > > To: LBDcaregivers > Sent: Thursday, February 2, 2012 9:21 AM > Subject: Re: Mom is dying > > , I wish we could all be there holding you up through this. Realizing > that this time will also come for my mom makes me very afraid that I won't > deal with it well. > > " leaving this world and reclaiming her beautiful soul " Judy said it so > well. That's what I'll try to remind myself of when Mom's time comes. > There's comfort there. > > Thinking of you. > > Kate > > > > > ** > > > > > > Hi , > > > > My heart is crying for you....it sounds like your mom is on her way to a > > better place. Although I am not there yet with my mom the signs of not > > eating, drinking and the eyes closed don't sound like they can be anything > > but her leaving this world and reclaiming her beautiful soul. This must be > > very painful to watch. I hope hospice will be able to help that she doesn't > > look and feel so agitated. > > > > Sending you strength and courage. > > > > Judy > > > > Judy R Strauss, LMSW, PhD > > Area Chair | College of Social Sciences > > > > University of Phoenix > > Jersey City Campus | 100 Town Square Place | Suite 305 > > Jersey City, NJ 07310 > > Cell: > > Email: Jrstr@... > > > > > > > > > > > Hi everyone , My mom Barb is i think in her last stages of this horrible > > disease. Right now she is not eating and is drinking very little if any > > thickened liquid. Hospice is being called in. She also never opens her eyes > > anymore and costantly crys and is agitated. She has a little strenth left > > even though she weighs 97 pounds now. She wants to kick all the help or > > bite them at the nursing home. Wow to go from being such a beautiful sweet > > human to this is so hard to watch. I love her so much but I need to know > > what is next and how many more weeks , months or years will my mom have to > > endure this? Thank you and my prayers are with all of you. > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 I am glad to hear surgery went well for you. Waiting for my mom to die is so hard . Today when I got to the nursing home she did not open her eyes but was sitting in her wheel chair . I tried to feed her and give her liquids and but she does not take either . I am surprised she gets any meds down. It is pure torture to live like that. Thanks for listening Sent from my iPad > I'm so sorry for what you are having to go through. Know that many people in this group are praying for you and your Mother. > > I feel fortunate that my Mom passed in an instant, but then that was a terrible shock especially with me facing surgery for breast cancer this past Monday. > > My Mom's funeral was beautiful and perfect if funerals can be so, and she looked so pretty and peaceful and I know she was happy to be realeased from this awful disease and that made me happy for her. And she is with her husband now whom she continuely asked for because she could not understand that he had passed away almost 7 yrs. ago. > > My surgery for the breast cancer on Monday went well and I am recoving very well and look forward to going back to the doctor on the 13th for all of the final results and the next steps in my treatment. > > Patti, dtr of Pat Gonske, passed away Jan. 24, 2012. Diagnogsed with LBD in 2009 but had had it for at least 7-8 years before the diagnosis. > > ________________________________ > > To: LBDcaregivers > Sent: Thursday, February 2, 2012 9:21 AM > Subject: Re: Mom is dying > > , I wish we could all be there holding you up through this. Realizing > that this time will also come for my mom makes me very afraid that I won't > deal with it well. > > " leaving this world and reclaiming her beautiful soul " Judy said it so > well. That's what I'll try to remind myself of when Mom's time comes. > There's comfort there. > > Thinking of you. > > Kate > > > > > ** > > > > > > Hi , > > > > My heart is crying for you....it sounds like your mom is on her way to a > > better place. Although I am not there yet with my mom the signs of not > > eating, drinking and the eyes closed don't sound like they can be anything > > but her leaving this world and reclaiming her beautiful soul. This must be > > very painful to watch. I hope hospice will be able to help that she doesn't > > look and feel so agitated. > > > > Sending you strength and courage. > > > > Judy > > > > Judy R Strauss, LMSW, PhD > > Area Chair | College of Social Sciences > > > > University of Phoenix > > Jersey City Campus | 100 Town Square Place | Suite 305 > > Jersey City, NJ 07310 > > Cell: > > Email: Jrstr@... > > > > > > > > > > > Hi everyone , My mom Barb is i think in her last stages of this horrible > > disease. Right now she is not eating and is drinking very little if any > > thickened liquid. Hospice is being called in. She also never opens her eyes > > anymore and costantly crys and is agitated. She has a little strenth left > > even though she weighs 97 pounds now. She wants to kick all the help or > > bite them at the nursing home. Wow to go from being such a beautiful sweet > > human to this is so hard to watch. I love her so much but I need to know > > what is next and how many more weeks , months or years will my mom have to > > endure this? Thank you and my prayers are with all of you. > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 , I only read these e-mails sporadically, and I think others have written that generally without drinking someone can only live days, My heart goes out to you as you face the end with your mom Barb. I think hospice can give her something to help with the crying and agitation. I've been told by several nurses that when someone refuses to eat or drink it is a very natural way of passing. Eventually hormones are released which gives the dying person a sense of euphoria. I hope this is true for it's gotten us through some trying times. My prayers are with you and your mom that her passing is peaceful. Marcie _____ From: LBDcaregivers [mailto:LBDcaregivers ] On Behalf Of choir39@... Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 4:02 PM To: LBDcaregivers Subject: Mom is dying Hi everyone , My mom Barb is i think in her last stages of this horrible disease. Right now she is not eating and is drinking very little if any thickened liquid. Hospice is being called in. She also never opens her eyes anymore and costantly crys and is agitated. She has a little strenth left even though she weighs 97 pounds now. She wants to kick all the help or bite them at the nursing home. Wow to go from being such a beautiful sweet human to this is so hard to watch. I love her so much but I need to know what is next and how many more weeks , months or years will my mom have to endure this? Thank you and my prayers are with all of you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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